James Robert Brasic is a clinical instructor in psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and an attending psychiatrist at NYCHHC/Bellevue. He conducts clinical translational investigations of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. He maintains certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., in neurology, psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and a Distinguished Toastmaster. He is a member of the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, the International Society for Autism Research, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. He received the Air Force Commendation Medal for his service as a major in the medical corps of the United States Air Force Reserve at the 88th Medical Group of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He received a Faculty Recognition Award for superior performance in the teaching of psychiatry from the Department of Psychiatry of the Boonshoft School of Medicine of Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. He is a professional speaker who presents to technical and general audiences around the world. He welcomes opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the globe.